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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Peter John Bradley" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <peterbradleyglobalresourcesint@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 May 2018 18:59:33 +0100
Subject: Investment proposal !

Dear Friend,

My name Mr. Peter John Bradley, I am a finance Investment consultant, I humbly write to seek for your kind audience and unalloyed support for a Re-Investment of Five Hundred and Fifty Million United States Dollars (USD$550,000,000.00) I'm fronting for Mr Armando Manuel the former Minister of Finance 2013 in Angola, for investment partnership in America, Europe or Asia. Mr Armando Manuel is an Angolan MPLA politician who was Minister of Finance of Angola from 2013 to 2016. Prior to his appointment, he served as the Secretary for Economic Affairs of the President and the Chairman of the Angola Sovereign Wealth Fund.

His inheritance assets value runs in dynamics and transactional history of Billions of United States Dollars which we are desirous, willing and ready for re-investment in any reliable and viable Foreign economic/financial entity. Major part of the fund was confidentially managed in Oil and Gas, Liquefied Natural Gas, Diamonds, Copper, Iron, Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Gold Mines. Currently available is USD$550,000,000.00 for re-investment.

I appeal to you with utmost and most genuine economic passion, if you are interested to partner with me and I am strong and believing you possess the human capability,influence and business maturity and acumen in your country to conduct this entire affair with me; please do not hesitate to contact me for more details and work-ability of this noble and huge project/transaction so that we can work out in detail the investment plan/agreement.

Forward your response to this E-mail: mrpeterbradley@outlook.com

Awaiting with the greatest humility your urgent affirmative and favourable response.

Sincerely,

Mr.Peter John Bradley

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